Patriot

Patriot

A patriot is someone who feels a strong support for his or her country. See Patriotism. Patriot or Patriots may also refer to:

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Famous quotes containing the word patriot:

    ““My country, right or wrong” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying “My mother, drunk or sober.””
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    “Where liberty dwells there is my country.”
    —Anonymous. Latin phrase.

    Adopted as a motto by U.S. patriot and orator James Otis (1725-1783)

    “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)